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IFC: Alarming No. Of Frat Violations

Leaders attribute trend to overcon dence

By REBECCA HARRIS Sun News Ed tor

An unusually high number of reports of judicial violations to the Interfraternity Council during the last few weeks constitutes an alarming trend and could lead to more severe penalties for infractions, according to Greek leaders

The interim suspensions of three fraternity chapters earlier this month are just the more serious incidents in a slew of recent reports of fraternity infractions Hospitalizations, while remaining at levels comparable to other semesters, have also seen an upward trend over the last few months, according to IFC President Chris Sanders ’13

“I can’t remember the last time we had three fraternities placed on interim suspension within a couple of weeks ” C h r i s S a n d e r s ’ 1 3

pension within a couple of weeks,” Sanders said

The sharp uptick in judicial referrals, which began about halfway through the current semester, followed a “particularly slow” first few weeks characterized by a dearth of reported violations, according to Sanders

“The beginning of the semester was particularly slow There were literally next to no incidents that occurred over the first six weeks to the best of my knowledge,” he said

IFC and the University grew hopeful, he said

“We said good work the administration was happy with the progress we had made, we were very excited,” Sanders said “While we did know that freshmen were still attending events, we knew

See IFC page 5

After Hospitalizations at Avicii , C.U. Confronts Concert Liability

By LIANNE BORNFELD Sun Senior Writer

Six people were hospitalized at an Avicii concert in September, raising both legal and health con-

University officials said that while Cornell is not legally responsible for students’ reckless actions, several measures including moving the day of the Homecoming Concert are being considered as a result

A concert attendee at an on-campus show

After Loss to Rep. Reed, Shinagawa ’05 Will Mull 2014 Congressional Run

By JEFF STEIN Sun Managing Editor

Recently freed from his Congressional campaign responsibilities, Nate Shinagawa ’05 M A ’09 went to the gym last week

It w a s the first time he had been in more than eight months or since he first declared his candidacy for Ne w York’s 23rd Congressional seat on March 14

A f t e r s p e n d i n g n e a r l y e ve r y waking hour on the campaign trail, Shinagawa who lost to incumbent Rep Tom Reed (R-N Y 29) by about three percentage points on Nov 6 says he is now enjoying a little peace and quiet

“People asked me if I wanted to go see a movie, and I said, ‘Wow, hey why not, ’” Shinagawa said “It’s a total sacrifice when you ’ re running for office so it’s nice to take a little bit to get grounded ” But Shinagawa’s break may be fleeting With 2014 just around the corner, Shinagawa has already begun to consider whether or not he will vie for Congress again “ I ’ m t h i n k i n g a b o u t i t , ”

See SHINAGAWA page 4

would likely be held legally responsible for any injuries or even death resulting from overdose or intoxication, Craig McAllister, director of risk management, said in an email “I think at this age, these college students, they really need to be able to take the responsibility themselves and that was not there for Avicii,” said Joe Scaffido, CCC’s faculty advisor

Scaffido said he was “shocked” to witness two people carrying a clearly unconscious friend into

See CCC page 4

Ithaca Woman Arrested , Accused of Hiding Shooter

By LIZ CAMUTI Sun City Editor

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d dozens of emergency responders who scoured the West Village Apartments complex and the woods adjacent to it for several hours

A f t e r h e w a s s h o t , Augustine was transported to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N Y , where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the chest After multiple surgeries, he was released from the hospital Oct 18

Booker is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in the Tompkins County Superior Court for attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree and aggravated assault of a police officer As he awaits trial, Booker i

e Tompkins County Jail His bail has been set at $500,000 in cash or $1 million in bonds

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

By Eli Grossman 13

I belong to the classification of mammals known as canis lupus familiaris I am a dog

And, not altogether incidentally, I have an owner I’ve been his loyal companion for almost fourteen years (that’s two of yours) and have enjoyed a generally pleasant existence up until now

But lately I have been waxing philosophical More than usual I find myself, amid my leashed morning strolls, pondering the life I have come to live: I take time to seriously think about ever y treat gnawed, ever y slipper fetched, ever y hole dug, and ever y bone buried I wonder if these activities that I doggedly pursue are what I want or just what I do And from out of this recent contemplative state, I have come to a rather obvious conclusion I want a dog

I want a dog that will be trained I want a dog that will know how to adapt to the domestic lifestyle I have come to know and love I want my dog to ignore the carnal instincts that tell my dog to dig up the yard or urinate when my dog’s bladder is full I want my dog to respond to my incomprehensible vocal cues by rolling over, or by sitting, or by staying My dog will become my dutiful companion, my humble ser vant, a fidel fido

I want a dog, because I think its time I know the feeling of truly owning and mastering another living being I would like to be lord and ruler of my dog’s ver y existence I want to decide where my dog sleeps, sits, plays, eats, and craps; and where my dog doesn’t I want to give my dog treats when my dog rolls over I also want to withhold treats when I’m feeling particularly draconian My dog won ’ t complain

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d o g o n e o f t h o s e t r i t e h u m a n n a m e s l i k e Da n i e l , Ja c o b, o r St u a r t I w a n t a d o g w h o s e t a i l w i l l w a g w h e n e ve r m y d o g s e e s m e , e ve n i f I g o o n l o n g va c a t i o n s a n d l e a ve m y d o g a t t h e n e i g h b o r s ’ h o u s e w h e re t h e i r c a r p e t s m e l l s l i k e g a r l i c a n d t h e y w o n ’ t l e t m y d o g p l a y i n t h e y a rd a t a l l I w a n t a d o g t h a t w i l l b e w a i t i n g a t t h e f ro n t d o o r, y i p p i n g a n d s c r a t c h i n g a t m y re t u r n f ro m m y j u n k e t I w a n t a d o g t h a t w i l l n o t e x p e c t a s o u ve n i r f ro m m y t r a ve l s , j u s t a n i m p a s s i o n e d s c r a t c h b e h i n d t h e e a r I w a n t t o b e a b l e t o w a k e u p o n a Su n d a y m o r n i n g w i t h f u l l c o n f i d e n c e t h a t m y d o g w i l l d e l i ve r m e t h e n e w s p a p e r s o t h a t I , i n t u r n , c a n d e l i ve r i t t o m y ow n e r ( a t r a d i t i o n I h a ve c o m e t o l ove ) On c e I h a ve a d o g o f m y ow n , I

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A d o g o f m y ow n w i l l a l l ow m e t o s t re a m l i n e t h e w h o l e p ro c e s s , p re s e r v i n g f o r m y e n j oy m e n t t h e a s p e c t s o f t h e r i t u a l I c h e r i s h w h i l e f o i s ti n g t h e n e c e s s a r y i n c o n ve n i e n c e s o n t o m y d o g I w a n t a d o g w h o w i l l b r i n g m e a b o n e w h e n I ’ m f e e li n g a c h e w c o m i n g o n a n d a d o g t h a t w i l l l e a r n t o a n t i ci p a t e m y s q u e a k y - t oy - d u - j o u r b a s e d s o l e l y o n m y m o o d A n d I w a n t a d o g t h a t w i l l b e s u r g i c a l l y p re c l u d e d f ro m p ro c re a t i n g I w a n t a d o g t h a t w i l l b e t h e e n v y o f a l l m y f r i e n d s My d o g w i l l c e r t a i n l y b e a c o n ve r s a t i o n s t a r t e r “ I k n ow, i s n ’ t m y d o g j u s t g o r g e o u s , ” I ’l l s a y w i t h a d e e p s e n s e o f p r i d e s i n c e t h a t e l e g

Students can send poetry and fiction submissions to jkose@cornellsun com

GPSA Seek s to Add NYC Tech, Geneva Representatives

By NIKKI LEE Sun Staff Writer

No student activity fee without representation in the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly

That sentiment could be considered the guiding principle behind a proposal introduced Monday by the GPSA to add two new representatives to its body: one for the New York City tech campus and another for Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N Y

If approved, the GPSA will vote on Jan 21 to amend its charter accordingly

“It’s really important to us that all need, expectations and experience are represented ”

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The Student Association of the Geneva Experiment Station has sent representatives to serve their interests in the GPSA for several years, according to GPSA Vice President Nicole Baran grad In April 2010, a similar resolution was proposed that would have specified that one seat of the GPSA advisory board be reserved for a student from Geneva The resolution failed to pass

According to GPSA President Mitch Paine grad, the biggest possible objection to the resolution is the possibility of overrepresentation that students at each of the satellite campuses would be unnecessarily represented by both their field representative and a new GPSA representative for their campus site

“There’s two perspectives: one on paper and in theory, and one in practice In theory and on paper, they’re already represented,” Paine said “But in reality, they might not be

New Historic District

Proposed for Ithaca

A proposal to create a new historic district in Ithaca will go before the Landmark Preservation Commision next month, according to The Ithaca Journal The area known as the Henry St John neighb o r h o o d i s l o c a t e d b e t we e n Green Street and Titus Avenue from Albanay Street to Fayette Street

Local Airports Evade Decline In Thanksgiving Travel

Despite a national decrease in airline travel around Thankgiving time this year, Tompkins County Regional Airpor t and other regional airpor ts did not experience this trend, The Ithaca Journal repor ted

Proposed Ithaca Marriott

Secures Final Site Approval

The proposed 10-stor y Marriott Hotel on the Commons is closer to beginning construction after it secured final site approval Nov 13

Tompkins County Approves Final Budget for 2013

To m p k i n s C o u n t y o f f i c i a l l y adopted its budget for the 2013 fiscal year Nov 20, The Ithaca Times reported The new budget includes a 3 69 percent property tax increase and was approved unanimously, according to The Ithaca Times

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engaged in the GPSA In theory, they’ll be double-represented, but the distinction would be clear in the charter In reality and on paper are different things ”

Students at the Geneva campus are technically represented by the GPSA because they pay the GPSA student activity fee Still, they do not have a formal representative CornellNYC Tech students will be in a similar situation, according to Baran

“Currently, the administration imagines that the GPSA will represent the students at the NYC tech campus, ” Baran said “Students based there would pay the GPSA activity fee, so it would make sense for the GPSA to serve as the primary student government [for the tech campus] ”

However, according to Baran, the satellite campuses “face different challenges” and thus require representatives who understand these site-specific issues

Paine agreed and added, “It’s really important to us that all needs, expectations and experiences are represented The particular challenge with the Geneva campus and Cornell tech is that they’re going to have a really different experience ”

The resolution to add the two new representatives was proposed at the GPSA meeting Monday Since changes to the charter require the vote to occur at a second meeting, a final decision will not be made until the GPSA reconvenes Jan 21, Paine said

“Having a student who’s representing students at these campuses will add a completeness of the GPSA and a completeness of what we ’ re trying to do,” he said

Nikki Lee can be reached at nlee@cornellsun com

WCMC Will Launch Master in Health Informatics

By REBEKAH FOSTER Sun Staff Writer

Weill Cornell Medical College is launching a new Master of Science in Health Informatics in January 2013 aimed at teaching students scientific techniques about health services

“We see that there are a lot of job opportunities in the field [of health informatics], but it is new enough that we do not have people who have undergraduate training in it,” said Dr Jessica S Ancker, assistant professor of public health at WCMC and a deputy director of New York State’s Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative

The new Master of Science in Health Informatics will prepare students for careers that combine the fields of health and information technology with a curriculum consisting of research as well as courses in health

information technology, health care delivery, research design and methodology, according to a WCMC statement

Given the lack of undergraduate opportunities to study health informatics, Weill decided to turn its non-degree certificate program in the discipline into a full master ’ s program in order to better prepare students for more demanding jobs in this field, Ancker said

The program, which will be run by Weill’s Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy in the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, has been developed from the non-degree certificate program that was first introduced in 2010

The current non-degree program can be completed in one year and encompasses only 10 credits of coursework It enables students to work while pursuing the certificate and only one evening course per week is required, while the remaining classes are available as online files, according to the program ’ s web-

site

The master ’ s program, however, will be more intensive and require more coursework, according to Ancker

“We always thought that it might transition to a master ’ s program, ” she said “As we were running it and getting experience teaching all of these courses, we decided that we would like to pursue turning [the certificate program] into a full master ’ s program ”

Students admitted to the program are expected to pursue careers that involve participating in healthcare projects or working in departments that require more training than is offered by the non-degree certificate in health informatics, according to Ancker

“By emphasizing systems science, this program offers students a unique and muchneeded perspective on health and healthcare,” said Dr Stephen Johnson, program director and associate director for education of CHiP, in a WCMC statement

The program ’ s applicants will likely be those with experience primarily in either healthcare or technology fields, Ancker said She said some may be professionals who have some experience in healthcare who want to learn more about the information technology behind it while others will be those with a background in technology or computer science who have had little experience in the healthcare industry

Full-time students will be able to complete the degree in one year

“We are extremely excited to offer this new program, ” Dr Rainu Kaushal, associate professor of medical informatics and the executive director of CHiP, said in the WCMC statement “[Our] faculty members are national leaders, and are conducting cuttingedge research in health informatics The Center is well-positioned to train the next generation of health informatics professionals ”

at rfoster@cornellsun com

Shinagawa ’05 Rela xes After Campaign

SHINAGAWA Continued from page 1

Shinagawa said in an interview with The Sun this week “It’s definitely something I’ll consider, but the problem is that it’s so hard to run on your own ”

While Shinagawa has returned to his job as an administrator at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa , he said that foregoing his income for almost an entire year to campaign proved a strain on his personal finances

“When you run for these seats, it’s a sacrifice,” he said, adding that he made, on average, more than 100 phone calls to donors a day “If you ’ re not a millionaire, if you ’ re not independently wealthy, it’s very difficult because you have to spend so much time running, and running for Congress doesn’t pay ”

According to filings with the Federal Elections Commission, Shinagawa was outspent by an approximately three-to-one margin throughout the

campaign by Reed Shinagawa said that disparity could have been greater had he not paid for much of the campaign costs some food costs for the campaign, for instance out of pocket

Still, Shinagawa stressed that his personal finances would not be the main determining factor in his decision to run in 2014 Instead, Shinagawa said he will be closely monitoring how much support his campaign can garner from outside organizations, such as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission

“I think the main consideration is the numbers can we get some support from unions, the DCCC, environmental groups?” Shinagawa said “Resources are so limited, and people are trusting me with their money ”

Until the time to make that decision comes, Shinagawa will enjoy the serenity of being away from the campaign trail

Jeff Stein can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun com w w w . c o r n e l l s u n . c o m

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Lianne Bornfeld can be reached at lbornfeld@cornellsun com

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IFC P resident: Frat Behavioral Trend ‘Unsustainable’

be, I suspect that this is what we ’ re not witnessing,” Sanders said

chapters were taking extra precautions to ensure safety and were working hard There was a sense of social responsibility ”

But the lull did not last long

Cornell’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs has seen an unusually high influx of repor ts and allegations this month “ a lot more than normal,” according to Ken Babcock ’13, vice president of judicial affairs for the IFC, who called the increased frequency of repor ts “alarming ”

Both Sanders and Babcock attributed the uptick in par t to what they said is a growing sense of complacency among fraternity members regarding University r ules and regulations

“My theor y has been that chapters figured out a way to not get into trouble, maybe go around the r ules

When you do that for a period of time, you get comfor table, you get complacent and then something happens when you ’ re not taking the same precautions and not managing the risk in a safe way, ” Babcock said “Confidence builds up and you get overconfident ”

After several weeks of getting comfor table operating under and around the ne w r ules this semester, chapters began to grow lax with risk management, Sanders added They star ted to make mistakes, some of which “ended up having ver y serious consequences, ” he said

“Fraternities choose to play with fire, they r un the risk of getting burned As cliche as that expression may

Recently, some fraternities that have typically avoided judicial action in the past have been called before the judicial board, a phenomenon that is troubling to the IFC, Babcock said Also worrisome is that the board is facing a “huge number” of chapters appearing before it with multiple repor ts of violations, often of a similar nature, he said

For instance, Cornell is investigating a series of alcohol violations at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity within the

“We’re almost to a point where there’s not much more legislation that we can do.”

past year to determine whether there is a pattern of dangerous behavior at the chapter, according to IFC leaders

In late October, a female guest was transpor ted from Pi Kapp to the hospital after drinking too much, Sanders said The University placed the chapter on interim suspension earlier this month while it invesigates the incident

The hospitalizaion was “indicative of behavior [the IFC] had recently seen in the house,” according to Babcock, who said the hospitalization came soon after a prior interim suspension was lifted from the chapter

“Based on what we know from the information we have [about Pi Kapp], we have reason to believe that this

Sandy Cost N.Y., NYC

$32 Billion in Damage and Loss

ALBANY, N Y (AP) Top political leaders in Ne w York put their heads together Monday on

Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation’s largest city

The cost is for repairs and restoration and does not include an additional accounting of over $9 billion to head off damage in the next disastrous storm, including steps to protect the power grid and cellphone network

“It’s common sense; it’s intelligent,” Cuomo said “ Why don’t you spend some money now to save money in the future? And that's what prevention and mitigation is ”

Ne w York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had announced earlier in the day that Sandy caused $19 billion in losses in Ne w York City par t of the $32 billion estimate Cuomo used

Ne w York taxpayers, Cuomo said, can ’ t foot the bill

“It would incapacitate the state Tax increases are always a last, last, last resor t ” Cuomo met with Ne w York's congressional delegation to discuss the ne w figures and present “less than a wish list ” The delegation, Cuomo and Bloomberg will now draw up a request for federal disaster aid States typically get 75 percent reimbursement for the cost of governments to restore mass transit and other ser vices after a disaster

The most basic recover y costs for roads, water systems, schools, parks, individual assistance and more total $15 billion in Ne w York City; $7 billion for state agencies; $6 6 billion in Nassau County and $1 7 billion in Suffolk County, both on suburban Long Island; and $527 million in We s t c h

Rockland County, both nor th of Ne w York City, according to a state document used in the private briefing of the delegation and obtained by The Associated Press

is a trend,” Babcock said “ We recently took them off of [interim suspension] in a way that allowed them to resume normal operations For us, it’s worrisome because once you revoke that and then something of this magnitude happens, it raises some red flags ”

Although he said that the IFC is continuing to work on keeping chapters from violating University policy, Sanders added that Greek leaders are r unning out of patience “ We’re almost to a point where there’s not much more legislation that we can do It comes down to the fraternities stepping up and taking responsibility,” he said “Chapters have had the oppor tunity to prove that they c a n h o l d t h

However, the incidents of late indicate that they may not necessarily be capable of doing so but they need to ” Sanders said he anticipates more stringent enforcement of r ules and stricter judicial penalties coming from the IFC and the University “ While I can not speak on behalf of members of the judicial board, from my perspective I can foresee the judicial board potentially being more strict when evaluating cases and issuing sentences If similar worrisome behavior continues, a sustained uptick in the amount of interim suspensions and potential revie w board hearings will most likely follow,” he said “ While the safety of our constituents remains our chief concern, this pattern of behavior is not sustainable We as the active student members must lead [in implementing] change ”

Rebecca Harris can be reached at rharris@cornellsun com

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Today, many Republicans and independents are at a loss to understand how, with 23 million Americans under and unemployed, an additional four trillion dollars in debt and the recent deaths of an American Ambassador and four other Americans in Libya, did President Obama win reelection?

At the outset, one could examine the primary and unprecedented role that the media, in large part, played in protecting President Obama from unpleasant and damaging truths necessary to fairly assess the candidate’s fitness for office The failures of this President are legion, and the media chose to focus on Mitt Romney’s successful tenure at Bane capital, rather than the president’s abysmal record The role of the news media is to serve the public interest In this they undoubtedly failed

It would not be incorrect to acknowledge the extremely well funded and organized ground game of the Obama camp, and the nasty and often slanderous ads that were leveled against the character of a good man, Mitt Romney In the end, however, these facts, don’t quite explain what went wrong Rather, the larger problem was within the Republican Party As a college freshman, the conservative fiscal message appeals to me I want a healthy economy and a job in four years when I graduate I believe that the current debt we are in, along with increased taxation on the job creators in this country, as well as the numerous taxes hidden in Obamacare, will damage the economy even further

and must be forcefully and consistently condemned I am angr y I am angr y because Reince Priebus, the RNC chairman, should have told these two candidates, plain and simple, “You can run as Independents but not as Republicans ” What are women supposed to think when they hear comments like these? How are they supposed to react? How does this make our party look? This stuff scares people It alienates women voters These comments need to be forcefully and continually condemned A middle ground can be reached on these issues Perhaps we could say that the government shouldn’t fund abortion clinics, seeing as taxes are the money of the collective and decent, godfearing people should not have to fund a practice to which they are so vehemently and morally opposed That is fair, that is

reasonable Issues of same sex marriage should be dealt with in the same way Republicans suggest every other economic and social welfare issue is best dealt with; leave it up to the states to decide That is America

by Rachael Singer

Mitt Romney was not chosen as the Republican nominee because he was a staunch opponent of abortion he wasn ’ t He was not chosen because he was an outspoken critic of gay and lesbian rights, he wasn ’ t Although he opposed same sex marriage, as Governor of Massachusetts he supported benefits for gay couples, opposing a 2002 amendment before the General Court of Massachusetts that would have banned such rights

In part, I believe he lost the election because of his stance on immigration Border safety is clearly important and necessary, but calling for the possible deportation of immigrants who have been in this country their whole lives has no place in the Republican Party Mitt Romney was selected by his party because he was not extreme on social issues, and his relative moderation would allow him to appeal to a wider demographic And that is what we, as Republicans, have to do We must reach out in a positive way to include all people and take no group for granted Not just because it is the political thing to do, but also because it is morally correct

The ethnic composition of America has and is continuing to change significantly Roughly 16 7 percent of the population is Hispanic, and this number is growing The Republican Party is the party of opportunity and self-reliance; values in which, I believe, many immigrants and Hispanics believe We have the values and ideology to be the party of all people, but we need to more effectively convey those ideals to a broader constituency The increased polarization of the Republican Party has led to the inability to talk about, discuss and wrestle with issues such as immigration in a human way The Republican Party must define itself in this way and not let the cynicism rampant in the Democratic Party do it for us

The void left by the lack of a unified Republican voice on issues like the government ’ s role in abortion was filled by comments like those of Todd Akin and Richard Murdock, asserting that pregnancy resulting from rape is a gift from god No Comments like these can in no way be allowed to exist within Republican ranks

The fiscal message of the Republican Party relies on the principle that individuals can best decide how to allocate their resources, how to set up their businesses and how to live their lives The government ’ s powers are limited by the Constitution One does not have to support abortion or same sex marriage, but why not leave it to the states and, by extension, the people to decide This is the Republican message The Puritans came to America seeking religious freedom from the persecution they suffered in England Early on, America developed a fierce sense of freedom and self-reliance that bestowed a strong bond amongst its fellow citizens, who relied on one another The beauty of our great nation is not only in the freedom to find and seek prosperity, but the freedom to choose how to live one ’ s life undiminished by an intrusive federal government

Barack Obama was given four years and he failed He should have been easy to defeat However, his cynical and vicious campaign was simply not met with an equally forceful reaction This may speak to the failures of the Romney campaign or perhaps show a moral high ground; Mitt wouldn’t sink to that level Now, however, the Republican Party must look inwards It must make a choice; does it stand for freedom only when speaking of taxes and government regulation of business, or does it also stand for the freedom of individuals to choose how they wish to live their lives without federal government interference

Let the people decide through their elected state governments If the Republican’s answer to this question is yes, then there is hope for the future of the party If the answer is no, then the Republican Party will become irrelevant If the answer is no, then the disparate segments of the Republican Party will have partook in it’s very destruction

As Ronald Reagan said, “The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally not a 20 percent traitor ” Let’s find the middle ground Let’s find that beautiful medium where the government protects but does not dictate our lives That is America

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In s p i re d by t h e d e a t h o f h i s m o t h e r a n d h i s ow n e n t r y i n t o t h e “ w i n t e r ” e ve o f l i f e , Pa u l r e f l e c t s o n v i g n e t t e s , m e m o r i e s , a d d r e s s e s , m e a l s , p e o p l e a n d h i s m o t h e r a l l s k e t c h e d o u t i n m a s t e r f u l p r o s e a n d c o m m u n i c a t e d i n t h e s e c o n d - p e r s o n It’s a l o t o f m e m o r i e s , a l o t o f p re

What makes a great life? Tony Webster isn’t sure, as his best friends attain various degrees of excellence after leaving public school Like most lives, Webster’s is plagued by compromise and littleness Yet, he chooses to plough on, even if he isn’t always sure why His candour is disarming, “If I can ’ t be sure of the actual events anymore, I can at least be true to the i m p r e s s i o n s t h o s e facts left That’s the best I can manage ” Julian Barnes, a highly deser ving regular on t h e B o o k e r Pr i z e shortlist, meditates on memor y and mortality in this devastating n ov e l a b o u t b e i n g average Fans of past Booker Prize winners Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) and Alan Hollinghurst (The Line of Beauty), take note

Th e Reception ist by Ja net Gr oth

The latest New Yorker memoir has been accused of many crimes But Janet Groth is really only guilty of being star struck and which aspiring writer, moving in a firmament of creative luminaries, wouldn’t be? Armed with an English degree, Groth moved to New York City to seek fame and fortune as a writer in 1958 Instead, she became The New Yorker’s 18th floor receptionist, guardian of a cast of characters that could have come straight out of Mad Men Groth’s temporary job would last for a puzzling 21 years In that time, she earned a Ph D , taught college classes and fell in and out of love If you ’ ve ever tried finding yourself, or been curious about the legendary magazine, this delectable moveable feast is for you

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BY PAUL BLANK Sun Staff Writer

It is nearly impossible to trace back the beginnings of most genres of music to a single person, but for hip-hop doing so is not only simple but conventional wisdom In the ’70s, early hip-hop can be traced back to a man from South Bronx who calls himself Afrika Bambaataa, after a rebellious South African Zulu chief For the next three years that same Afrika Bambaataa will be a visiting scholar at Cornell University On Tuesday, he will deliver a lecture, “ The Roots of Hip-Hop,” at 5 p m in G10 Biotechnolog y as well as perform with D J Rich Medina at 8 p m at The Haunt The Sun spoke with Prof Bambaataa about what he plans to teach, government censorship and the mixtape’s effect on hip-hop culture

THE SUN: You were just recently appointed as a visiting scholar to the university How did that come about?

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA: That came from the great work of [librarians] Katherine [Reagan] and Ben Ortiz at Cornell University and [photographer] Joe Corzo and [author] Johan [Kugelberg] who’s also helped to make this happen

SUN: When you come here you ’ re going to be doing some lectures What topics do you want to have classes about?

A B : Basically, we ’ re supposed to be dealing with hiphop culture, but it could go anywhere Like what I do at other colleges where sometimes it even gets away from hiphop and builds to this world Depends on the students and where they want to take it I’m not gonna just come and talk and hope the students write down what [I] say and there’s no correspondence We will learn from each other Each one teach one

SUN: Were you surprised at all that Cornell University, some school in upstate New York, has such an extensive archive of hip-hop culture?

A B : I wasn ’ t surprised I was glad there was some place in New York State that decided to take these archives of hiphop It’s a shame on New York City, the home of hip-hop, that [have] not one place yet to give respect to what brings a lot of money to their city

SUN: Speaking of New York City, you just put in a bid for

5a museum of hip-hop in the Bronx If that becomes a reality, what hip-hop artifacts would you want to put in there first?

A.B.: All the facts that they might have kept over the years, whether it be turntables or mixes or sound equipment, everything we were using Recordings, movies

SUN: How would you say that hip-hop has evolved in the 35-plus years since it started in the South Bronx?

A B : Well, it has evolved in that it has become all over the Earth and many respected countries Cities and towns are using the languages that they speak to record or rap, as well as, of course, movement[s] within their [countries]; some politics, some dealing with just peace, unity, love and

Elevator Talk

p m on a Friday finds me crammed in an elevator with two bickering engineers, my back against two tapedtogether stools splattered in oil paint, a heap of colorful wires at my feet Two wires, red and yellow with small metal light sensors at the ends, run in diagonals across a square cork board smeared with dried paint drippings and hastily carved initials The board is taped to the stools, themselves supporting a 15-inch Macbook Pro on its last legs of battery life Its monitor is cluttered with code and two tiny circles that shudder and shrink as we re-tape the motion sensors for the fifth time Across the elevator, two red lasers the size of pencil erasers are hot glued to a Reese’s cereal box spray painted metallic silver You can still see hints of orange poking through From time to time, the black electric tape holding the box on the right of the elevator door curls up, and the whole contraption a mess of wires and half-dead batteries goes tumbling to the floor A small child darts in and out of the elevator at semi-regular intervals, nearly knocking the lasers down and sending us all into a fresh panic while one of the bickering engineers, running on three hours of sleep and some cheese and crackers, codes frantically, the click of her keyboard a steady backdrop to the occasional expletive

The elevator shoots up, and the door opens with a crisp ding and a gasp

“My goodness,” a short Asian man in designer clothes says, hand on his heart as he enters the elevator “For a second there, I thought you guys were making a bomb or something ”

our case, tried to make things Each day, participants held demonstrations and taught others how to write computer code for interactive art pieces or use a 3D printer

This was the first time Make Week, led by Allie Riggs ’13 and Jason Wright ’12, M Eng ’13, was held at Cornell Like all firsttime events, it had its setbacks (difficulty attracting funding and falling during a busy time of year) However, it was incredibly successful in its primary goal: bringing together innovators and creators across departments and colleges to make things

Although I’ve been enrolled in College of Art, Architecture and Planning for almost three years now, Make Week was my first artistic collaboration I worked with two friends from engineering a computer programmer and an electrical engineer whose own artistic work spans photography, film, interactive media and light sculptures They showed up to Make Week not because they lacked artistic skills of their own, but because they rarely have opportunities to work on artistic projects or show artistic work

“You guys (art students) get to make stuff all the time,” one of my friends told me, explaining the high turnout of engineers for

Actually, we are trying to make art The occasion is Make Week, an interdisciplinary, hackathon-styled art-making event that brought together students across Cornell's colleges For a full week, artists, engineers and creatives of all sorts gathered in Olive Tjaden Gallery and made things or, in

Make Week “I don’t ”

My own participation arose from completely different motives Although I often work in digital media, many of my projects have failed because I lack the technical knowledge to make them work On the other end of the spectrum, one of my engineering friends

having fun, some dealing with the negative, and others dealing with the positive [The people of these countries] have grabbed upon every different aspect of life on the Earth, but, through the rhythm of hip-hop, have brought more people together than many of the politicians on the planet of Earth

SUN: Do you still keep in contact with members of the Soulsonic Force, the Jazzy 5 or the people in the original Zulu Nation?

A B : Yes, all the time That’s why we have the Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture That’s where all the new alums can meet each other I still do shows with the Soulsonic Force here and there Sometimes, they go out on their own and other times we meet up Most people take us all together and put it on YouTube anyways, so there are YouTube videos where you see us all together in different places

SUN: What current hip-hop artists would you say are representing hip-hop in the mentality that you started?

A B : I would definitely give it to the Grace Jones of hiphop, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, who keeps it real with a lot of his things, and Outkast, who’s very progressive-minded Cee-Lo, who’s singing and chilling with the talents that he got I give it to those who are not scared to be progressive-minded and do things that they always wanted to do They never tell a rockstar, “You can ’ t sing those soul songs ” [They] never told somebody else if they were playing country western or something, “You can ’ t go and add some R&B to your country western ” It’s the same with hip-hop artists They should do whatever style of music that they want to incorporate into their sound

SUN: What’s your opinion on mixtape culture? The idea that artists can make an album, release it and be famous without ever releasing anything commercially?

A B : I love that I advise all those who want to [use the Internet] to hurry up and use the Internet, ’ cause you ’ ve definitely got secret type of people who are studying how to take control of the Internet to take it back And they definitely, in certain countries, are stopping YouTube and anything that tries to wake up people or give them a message

Paul Blank is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at pblank@cornellsun com

told me she would rather figure out the technical requirements for making a project work than the initial idea or content Thus a perfect collaboration was born

We knew we wanted to do something interactive, possibly with motion sensors, and after a few conversations, I suggested an idea that we both latched onto: a site-specific sound installation in an elevator

The audio would reference elevator scene dialogues from movies and TV shows Each time a person entered the elevator, the sensor would trigger a voice from one of these clips so the number of voices always matched the number of people in the elevator The random pairings of dialogues triggered by the sensors would create a unique dialogue every time As a confined space and a space of transition, the elevator seemed perfect for our installation Elevators force strangers to share small spaces; as a result, they are unparalleled in generating tension and conflict in film those dialogues we so desired I worked on the sound editing, one friend programmed the sensors and another wired the whole thing together

Once in the elevator, we set up a pair of lasers on the right set of the door, a pair of light sensors on the left As people entered or exited the elevator, they would break the path of the lasers to the sensors The sensors would then send this information to a microcontroller, which could count the number of people and trigger audio clips based on this number

Unfortunately, the project didn’t work

The sensors only responded if they were lined up just right with the lasers, which kept shifting when the elevator moved and were too diluted by the light already in the elevator And yet, maybe it worked better than I could have ever imagined: There we were, three people who would never otherwise work together, crammed into a tiny space cursing, yes, but also creating and generating that unique dialogue

Emily Greenberg is a senior in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences & Art, Architecture and Planning She can be contacted at egreenberg@cornellsun com Greener on the Other Side appears alternate Tuesdays

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Freshmen Prepare For Their First Meet The

outscored Longwood’s bench, 46-12, which provided a huge boost for the Red Head coach Bill Courtney continues to play a 9-man rotation, as nine players all received more than 11 minutes of

p l a y i n g time

Cornell

A f t e r t u r n i n g the ball over just s e v e n times against Presbyterian, the Red experienced another inconsistent night, as the team had 20 turnovers against Longwood Cornell was able to overcome its inability to hold onto the ball with an standout shooting display 7-18 from three and 53 percent from the field Longwood was down by 14 with 3:41 to play and mounted a come-

back, but it was too little too late, as Peck and Cressler knocked down six straight free throws to put the game away at the end The Lancers were led by the trio of guards Nik Brown and Tristan Carey, who each recorded 19 points, and forward Michael Kessens, who led the game with 20 points and 14 rebounds

After the long road trip, Cornell’s next game will be at home against last year ’ s America East regular season champion Stony Brook (4-1) on Wednesday at 7 p m The Seawolves lost three of their top four scorers from their championship team last year, but Stony Brook is still expected to finish second in the conference, according to preseason polls

Laird Aims High for Senior Season

By KATIE SCHUBAUER Sun Staff Writer

Senior co-captain of the women ’ s squash team, Jaime Laird is ready to face her final year of college squash with determination and tenacity

“I don’t want to jinx myself,” Laird said “But I have very high hopes for the season Cornell has been knocking on the doors of those teams sitting in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions and this year we ’ re looking to move out of the school’s best position of No 6 Personally, I would like to maintain my spot on the high court (the top three spots) ”

Laird was raised in Calgary and attended Western Canada High School There, she played several sports such as badminton, diving, track and most notably soccer, serving as captain and leading the team to three consecutive city championship titles However, it soon became apparent that squash was Laird’s true forte

Laird began playing squash at her local sports club at age 11 and since then has earned six Alberta Provincial Championship titles She joined Team Canada in 2006 and helped lead the team to a silver medal in 2007 At Cornell, her contributions have been equally as spectacular

Laird currently plays in the No 2 spot on Cornell’s roster, behind junior teammate Jesse Pacheco Last year, Laird finished her junior season with second-team All-American and first-team All-Ivy titles, boasting a CSA (College Squash Association) ranking of No 20 This is up two spots from her No 22 ranking her sophomore year

“She came into college with a lot of experience and competitiveness, but she has since developed a much more creative side and has learned to do more creative shots,” said head coach Julee Devoy “Over the past four years, she has improved steadily and her game at the moment is the strongest it has ever been ”

Laird also serves as one of the team ’ s captains for the second year in a row Alongside senior teammate Maggie Remsen, Laird notes that her role as captain has been to

inspire the team with positive reinforcement and to lead by example Devoy has highlighted Laird’s quality as a role model for the team

“We really just do our best to keep the team pumped up with a positive attitude,” Laird said on the role she and Remsen play as captains “The pre-season can feel like a grind since it drags on for a while, but with the season in full swing now we can see the training paying off and the team attitude at a high We’re ready to take down some of the big names ”

Laird not only shows dominance and passion on the court, but she is also an extremely dedicated student She majors in environmental engineering and despite her busy squash schedule, Laird finds time to study and maintain her academic prowess at Cornell

“Having a sport or any extra-curricular just forces you to balance your time more effectively,” Laird said “I wasn ’ t always good at it, but now that I’m senior I’ve figured out how to get work done between the end of class and the start of practice each day ”

Teammates and coaches alike have commented on Laird’s attitude as one of humbleness and positivity She is undoubtedly one of Cornell’s most competitive players, but Laird is not one to brag Throughout her Cornell career, her exemplary on-court manners and her unwavering modesty have brought her several sportsmanship awards

“As one of the top players in college squash, you’d expect her to be cocky and overconfident, but Jaime always plays with modesty,” Pacheco said “Even when she is losing, she’ll come off court only to focus on a new game plan to win the next game and seal the match It’s so refreshing and that’s what I admire most about her ”

“Any time she is on court, her sportsmanship is immaculate,” Devoy said “She knows how to lose gracefully and has total respect for her opponents I have nothing but admiration for her ”

Laird is off to a good start this season, with one 3-0 win in her match against Williams and a close loss in the match

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against Stanford She is looking to receive yet another AllIvy and All-American title Regardless of the team ’ s record this season, which Laird feels will be stronger than ever, the Canadian superstar declared squash an extremely positive experience and commented on what it has given her over the course of her college career

“After taking a year off post high school graduation I was faced with the choice of staying in Canada and pursuing academics alone, or taking a spot on Cornell's squash team, and I could not be happier with the decision I made Squash has brought me so much pride here at Cornell and has made me really feel connected to the school, not to mention all the friends I have made in teammates both past and present ”

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Red Comes Back to Win S ome

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

A f t e r b e g i n n i n g t h e L a s Ve g a s In v i t a t i o n a l

Tournament with a blowout loss against Wisconsin, the Red (2-4) looked to rebound in its next game against Arizona State (4-0) Cornell took a 25-22 lead into halftime due to a strong defensive effort, but Arizona State eventually took the lead and held on for a 64-53 victory

One of the biggest concerns for the Red was the team ’ s inability to hold onto the ball, as Cornell turned the ball over 23 times led by sophomore guard Galal Cancer’s seven turnovers Inconsistent play led to 18 points off turnovers for Arizona State

The Red’s forwards gave a dynamic performance to help the Red stay in the game Sophomore forward Shonn Miller had his best game of the season, as he scored a teamhigh 13 points on 4-6 shooting and also led the team with 12 rebounds to help the Red control the glass, where it held a 40-36 advantage in that area Senior forward Josh Figini started the game and was the second leading scorer as he recorded 12 points, including two threes

Freshman guard Nolan Cressler continued his solid play off the bench hitting two more threes for six points, while recording six rebounds and an assist Senior guard Johnny Gray struggled again missing both his field goal attempts and played just 11 minutes

Arizona State guard Jahii Carson led the Sun Devils with 21 points and 4 assists Carson was a freshman last year, but was eligible to play due to NCAA sanctions

The 5-10 guard was a highly ranked recruit coming out of high school who received offers from many schools including Arizona, Memphis, Marquette, and UCLA

The Red faced Presbyterian (0-6) in the next game and broke its 4-game losing skid, crushing the Blue Hose 89-55 The Red got out to a quick start on a three-pointer from Gray and never relinquished the lead to the Blue Hose

After turning the ball over 23 times against the Sun Devils, the Red turned it over just seven times against Presbyterian Cornell was also on fire throughout the game, as the Red finished 57 percent from the field and knocked down 11 three-pointers

The Cornell guards led the way, as Gray had his best game of the season as his shots finally started falling into place, scoring 16 points with 3 three-pointers and grabbing four rebounds Cressler earned his first start of his rookie career and recorded 14 points hitting 3-6 from three and 5 rebounds Sophomore guard Devin Cherry who now leads the team in scoring at 10 2 per game was flawless from the field as he dropped 13 points on 5-5 from the field, including 3-3 from downtown, to provide a spark off the bench

In its last game of the Las Vegas Invitational, Cornell continued its winning streak by beating Longwood (1-5), 84-78, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational lower bracket The Red again started well, as it went on a 25-5 run after going down 8-5 early to take a commanding 17-point lead that the team never gave up Senior forward Eitan Chemerinski starred in this game off the bench, as he had a team-high 19 points and 6 rebounds and a block Also off the bench, senior forward Errick Peck recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds Overall, Cornell’s bench

Indoor Campaign Begins At Cornell This Weekend

By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Writer

After a summer and semester of training, the men ’ s and women ’ s track and field teams are poised to begin this indoor campaign with the Cornell Relays being hosted in Barton Hall this upcoming Saturday, Dec 1st

The Red is coming off of a season that saw numerous strong senior athletes gradu-

ate, and is looking to build off of its success Women’s head coach Rich Bowman is excited to see the freshmen compete for the first time

“The meet ’ s a chance for those kids who’ve been training all fall to compete and wear the uniform for the first time,” he said “It gives us a chance to establish where we are This is the start for us ”

Men’s head coach Nathan Taylor is very excited about the chance to see how competitive his team will be this season

“We have a lot of guys who have been training for a long long time,” he said “I know they’re going to be pretty excited, and really be ready to get out there I want to see people be competitive It’ll be exciting to see everyone get out there ”

Beyond tangible results, senior co-captain Ailish Hanly is really looking for her team to demonstrate how much effort they put into competing this Saturday

“I want to just see people continue to put themselves out there,” she said “I’m looking for everyone to finish the meet and say that they did everything that they could do ”

According to Bowman, this meet ’ s field will consist of around twenty teams For freshman decathlete Ryan Hynes, it is exciting to have the chance to finally get to run at this level

“Really just the experience of running at the collegiate level,” he said “Both of my brothers ran at the collegiate level, so I really just want to get that experience of running for Cornell ” This meet is going to be the first chance

Flynn Finds Success on Tues.

By SKYLER DALE Sun Staff Writer

The women ’ s basketball team (3-3) split its last two games defeating the Manhattan Jaspers (1-3) 70-60 on Tu

Ne w Hampshire Wildcats (3-1) 59-56 on Sunday

The Red shot nearly 47% against the Lady Jaspers, in a breakout game for senior guard Taylor Flynn who scored a career-high 26 points and went 5-for-7 from 3-point range

“She had the hot hand and it was obviously a great game for her,” said head coach Dayna Smith

In addition to shooting well from the floor the Red managed to knock down 84% of its free throws including each of its last six to put the game away when the Lady Jaspers threatened

recorded her third double-double of the season, grabbing 19 rebounds in a game in which the Red dominated the boards 44-24

Smith was impressed by DiMagno’s game and the team ’ s ability to turn defense into offense

“Transition was the key and that was fueled by our rebounding,” she said

The game marked Smith’s 100th win as the head coach of the women ’ s basketball program at Cornell Her career has included both a dismal three-win season in 2004-05 and the Red’s only Ivy League championship in 2007-08

Despite her accomplishment, however, Smith remains focused on the task at hand

“[I was] just glad to get that win on